✈ MEL → CAI
17H 21M FROM MELBOURNE TO CAIRO. THIS IS NOT TRAVEL. THIS IS ENDURANCE.
Flight from Melbourne to Cairo
From Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania → Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa
How long is the flight from Melbourne to Cairo?
A nonstop flight from Melbourne (MEL) to Cairo (CAI) takes about 17 hours 21 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,663 miles (13,941 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
17h 21m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,663 mi
13,941 km · great-circle
Avg speed
804 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Melbourne timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Melbourne
Cairo timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Cairo
Time difference
-7h
7 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.9d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.